[mythtv-users] rookie mythtv prospective user

[paltron]

My desjtop is permanently connected by broadband to the Internet and is NOT part of a local network. I installed, de-installed, re-installed MythTV several times, I even tried this Mythbuntu crap, always ended up with the screen I described. Setup?What setup?I can't even get that far.
I'm very frustrated, because it's most likely a tiny thing.
At this point I yanked everything and reverted to my Hauppage WinTV 150 card's ability to watch live TV.
Paul
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Johnny Russ 
  To: Discussion about mythtv 
  Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] rookie mythtv prospective user


  Make sure you have a working network connection. Even if you have the frontend and backend on the same machine, the frontend will complain and bring up the screens you described if it can't reach the backend over the network. If your network is funning fine, then you will want to check and make sure things got done properly with mythtv setup. Make sure the settings for the backend ip address and the mysql settings are right. There is info on checking these things on the mythtv wiki.


  On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:57 AM, paltron <paltron at sympatico.ca> wrote:

    I have a Linux (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS) desktop. Hardware requirements duly met. MythTV installs (both front and backend), however, when I fire up the computer I get to the blue config screen, with no mouse control whatsoever, only the tab key and the enter key works. It starts with a language preference, then goes into a seemingly preset configuration mode, asking about ping, mysql, gives a password, then I somehow navigate to finish and the whole thing freezes there. After a reboot (tried both hot and cold) same scenario, except it also tells me that no backend was found.
    It can't be just me (I hope).
    What am I doing wrong (if anything)?
    Paul

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